actually, I stink at chess.
a real chessman can destroy me.
someone who THINKS he can play chess simply because he knows the "strategies" otoh... if I can rattle him, I'll beat him.
I play for blood.
I have a fun variant of chess, which introduces randomness and fluid fronts, but most purists refuse to play it.
I'm pretty good at checkers. And my backgammon game is improving.
I just don't have much time to play those games.
Hmmm... Come to think of it - I don't know anyone that I could play chess with. I guess there are always the online versions of the game though.
My late ex- and I played chess for nine years. During those nine years, he beat me every game, but I still agreed to play. He was enjoying the game immensely until one day, I won.
He said, with shock and wonder in his voice, "You won."
I said yes, I did. He immediately wanted to get his honor back, so we played a second game. I won that one, as well. He was so flumoxed by it (no better word) that he challenged me to a third game on the spot.
Darn, if I didn't win that one as well. :o]
He never asked me to play another game as long as we were together. The wins were VERY sweet!